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Sunday, 6 July 2014

Queen of Sorcery

***

3 Stars/5

Belgarath and Polgara are on the trail of the Orb, hoping
to retrieve it before it wakes up Torak. Garion is still tagging along with
them, confused as his life has changed a lot is a small space of time, and
everybody seems to be focusing on him for some unknown reason. He has never
believed in sorcery but as the journey continues there is a power inside him
that seems to be growing. Will Garion be able to accept and control his powers
before he endangers their quest?

Queen of Sorcery is the second book in the Belgariad
series and is just as good as the first book. The pace is a bit quicker and in
this book we get to see many different lands and cultures.

Garion is still very likeable but is also very conflicted
and confused (not helped by Belgarath and Pol) but that being said I wish he
would stand up for himself a bit more and be less of a doormat. I was not a fan
of new character Ce’Nedra as she is a spoiled brat and just unlikeable. I also
did not like how everyone disapproved of Garion having a go at Pol, as she and
everyone else have been keeping secrets, he was going through a lot of changes and
he is still a teenager, if I was in his shoes I would have snapped a lot
earlier.

This is an enjoyable series and I would recommend Queen
of Sorcery to people who liked the first book Pawn of Prophecy.